tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post2146288429976289032..comments2024-03-29T10:27:17.871+00:00Comments on Unmitigated England: Super Weston MarePeter Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-85240506381728871322009-08-31T12:37:05.322+01:002009-08-31T12:37:05.322+01:00Weston's also home to the Lambretta museum - w...Weston's also home to the Lambretta museum - well worth a visit. If you er, like Lambrettas.TIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-62009373601756298592009-08-31T12:20:09.772+01:002009-08-31T12:20:09.772+01:00I don't remember the thatched filling station,...I don't remember the thatched filling station, but it's worth a turn off to Compton to visit both the Watts Gallery and the curious Watts chapel which is a veritable feast of Art Nouveau terracotta.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-84686504673010301062009-08-31T11:14:24.356+01:002009-08-31T11:14:24.356+01:00Oh,and before I go,does anyone remember the thatch...Oh,and before I go,does anyone remember the thatched filling station on the left,as you go South just near the turn to Compton on the A3? All gone now of course.Bucks Retronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518558456508724139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-62820245073097215912009-08-31T11:05:56.225+01:002009-08-31T11:05:56.225+01:00I`m horribly afraid The Chequered Flag might now b...I`m horribly afraid The Chequered Flag might now be a Porsche Dealership.Porsches,I`m sure are wonderful bits of kit,but they have always seemed a bit too clever and bland to me. <br />Lovely evocation of yours Peter....Your bit about the Chiswick garage reminded me of the poem Grantchester......and will there be crumpet for tea ?<br />(Get the morphine pad,Nurse He`s off again !!!).Bucks Retronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518558456508724139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-28969067186584496012009-08-31T09:21:57.498+01:002009-08-31T09:21:57.498+01:00And sorry, thankyou very much Vinogirl for your co...And sorry, thankyou very much Vinogirl for your comment. The sun certainly smiled into my camera that day.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-58088095408989455032009-08-31T09:18:24.947+01:002009-08-31T09:18:24.947+01:00'Guildford, Jags,...the A3'. A brilliant f...'Guildford, Jags,...the A3'. A brilliant fugue for the fifties and sixties. It always fascinated me, the sports car garages strung out on the arterial roads west of London. Is the Chequered Flag still in Chiswick? And those bends on the A3 around Guildford, a quick glance at Edward Maufe's cathedral on the left and then whoosh! on to the Hog's Back.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-4444722363546929062009-08-31T09:04:11.452+01:002009-08-31T09:04:11.452+01:00Mike's bird puller of chice would have been th...Mike's bird puller of chice would have been the Aurelia B20 and would have required a less ding-dong aproach, something a little more Italian, I'm sure he was capable of a faultering accent - maybe a leeeft to your 'otel my deeer .....Diplomatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941539934835529453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-43876484031814654902009-08-31T00:37:31.009+01:002009-08-31T00:37:31.009+01:00Diplo:
Gin,Guildford,Jags (3.8 Mk 3 Coombs) Crav...Diplo:<br /><br /> Gin,Guildford,Jags (3.8 Mk 3 Coombs) Cravats,and the A3.<br /><br />Truly a Stairway to Heaven.<br /><br />(No disrespect intended to Mike Hawthorn though,cos he was by definition ,a Player .)<br /><br />Ding Dong .Bucks Retronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518558456508724139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-54950316999866351372009-08-30T22:10:03.502+01:002009-08-30T22:10:03.502+01:00Both of your pictures are lovely.Both of your pictures are lovely.Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-84622927191674877372009-08-30T18:06:23.941+01:002009-08-30T18:06:23.941+01:00Coming from land-locked Gloucestershire, Weston wa...Coming from land-locked Gloucestershire, Weston was my nearest childhood seaside and, although looked down on ('not <i>proper</i> seaside', 'Weston Super Muck'), was a good place for a breath of fresh air, a go on a ride or two, and a piece of cod that past all understanding. Glad that it seems to be thriving against the odds.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-5883662206575282272009-08-30T11:14:09.006+01:002009-08-30T11:14:09.006+01:00Drawn to the Jag eh ? - very leslie philipsDrawn to the Jag eh ? - very leslie philipsDiplomatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941539934835529453noreply@blogger.com